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Before Easter, the Lenten period is celebrated in order to spend time to penance and reflection. Know how many Fridays of Lent are and other details about this era.
Each Friday of Lent has a special meaning for Catholics in Guatemala. (Free Press Photo: Oscar Vásquez Mijangos).
Do you know how many Fridays of Lent Are they total? First, it is important to define what this period prior to Holy Week consists of.
According to Aciprensa, Lent corresponds to the liturgical conversion time stipulating the Catholic Church for the preparation of the Easter party. According to Catholicism, the repentance For our sins, as well as spiritual transformation to be better human beings.
He Ash Wednesday brand The beginning of Lent And this ends before the Mass of the Lord’s Mass of Holy Thursday. At this time purple tones predominate, since it means mourning and penance.
In general, the purpose of these dates is that Catholics prepare to Easter week through Penance and reflection.
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How many Friday does Lent?
Lent It is divided into six Fridays. The first will take place on March 7 of this yeardate that will mark the beginning of the Lent period of 2025. One of the most common practices is the abstinence of meat consumption as a penitential act, according to the Catholic faith.
According to the official calendar, these are the other Lent Fridays that we will have during the rest of the Lenten period in 2025:
- March 14
- March 21
- March 28
- April 4
- April 11